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GAME 3 • McNEESE VS. NICHOLLS • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

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14 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 16 FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES • 1997 & 2002 FCS NATIONAL RUNNER-UP

GAME INFORMATION

McNEESE COWBOYSRecord: 2-0, 1-0 SLCRankings: 15 (AFCA), 16 (STATS)Head Coach: Lance GuidryAlma Mater: McNeese (1995)Overall Record: 18-8 (1-1 as interim)Record at McNeese: 17-7 (2 years)vs. Nicholls: 1-1

NICHOLLS COLONELSRecord: 1-1, 0-0 SLCRankings: 12 (AFCA), 13 (STATS)Head Coach: Tim ReboweAlma Mater: LSU (1987)Overall Record: 17-19 (4th year)Record at Nicholls: 17-19 (4th year)vs. McNeese: 1-2

DETAILSDate: Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018Kickoff: 6 p.m. Location: Lake Charles, La.Stadium: Louis Bonnette Field at Cowboy StadiumSurface/Capacity: Field Turf/17,610Television: Cox Sports TVRadio: 92.9 FM The Lake Play-by-Play: Tom Hoefer Analyst: Johnny Suydam Sideline: Ron HayesLive Audio: McNeeseSports.comLive Stats: McNeeseSports.comFacebook: /McNeeseSports/Instagram: @McNeeseSportsTwitter: @McNeeseFootball, @McNeeseSports

2018 STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING YARDSMCN ....................... Justin Pratt • 123 yards (27 att.) NICH ................. Kendall Bussey • 174 yards (40 att.)

PASSING YARDSMCN ............... James Tabary • 561 yards (40-55 att.)NICH ............ Chase Fourcade • 381 yards (29-55 att.)

RECEIVING YARDSMCN ....................Parker Orgeron • 107 yards (6 rec.)NICH ................... Dai’Jean Dixon • 152 yards (8 rec.)

TACKLESMCN .................................... B.J. Blunt • 11 tacklesNICH ............................ Khristian Mims • 13 tackles

2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (2-0, 1-0 SLC)

McN Rank Opp RankDate AFCA/ST AFCA/ST Opponent Time (TV)/Result Sept. 1 17/18 NR/NR at Northern Colorado W, 17-14 8 14/16 NR/NR *at Houston Baptist W, 51-34 (Eleven Sports/CST) 15 15/16 12/13 *NICHOLLS 6:00 p.m. (Cox Sports TV) 22 at BYU 5:00 p.m. (BYUtv/ESPN3) 29 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 6:00 p.m.Oct. 6 *ABILENE CHRISTIAN 6:00 p.m. 13 OPEN 20 *at Incarnate Word 4:00 p.m. 27 *CENTRAL ARKANSAS (HC) 6:00 p.m.Nov. 3 *at Southeastern Louisiana 7:00 p.m. 10 *at Northwestern State 6:00 p.m. 17 *LAMAR 6:00 p.m.Home games listed in CAPS* - Southland Conference game

GAME INFORMATIONTelevision Coverage• Saturday’s game will broadcast live on Cox Sports TV (Suddenlink 57 in Lake Charles and Iowa; 42 in Sulphur).• Lyn Rollins (play-by-play), Stan Humphries (analyst), and Carly McCord (sideline) will call the action.• This is the third of four straight games for McNeese to be televised. Next week’s game will be broadcast live on BYUtv.

Radio Coverage• Tom Hoeffer (play-by-play), Johnny Suydam (analyst), and Ron Hayes (sideline) bring the action to you from the booth and sideline. Anchored by 92.9 The Lake, the McNeese Radio Network is also streaming on www.929thelake.com and www.McNeeseSports.com.

Cowboys and Colonels• McNeese and Nicholls will be meeting for the 43rd time on Saturday night as the Cowboys hold a 30-12 lead in the all-time series that began in 1972.• The two teams have been playing every year since 1984.• This will be the first time since the 2007 season both teams are ranked facing each other. In that season, McNeese was ranked No. 6 and Nicholls 13th and the Cowboys posted a 28-7 win in Thibodaux.• McNeese is 15-7 at home against the Colonels and has won 9 straight in Cowboy Stadium.• The last Nicholls win in Lake Charles came on a Hail Mary pass in the 1998 regular season finale to put the Colonels on top by a 31-30 score.• Nicholls won last year’s game by a 37-35 score on a last second field goal. That game opened up the season for both teams on Thursday, Aug. 31.• McNeese has won 8 of the last 10 meetings.• 4 of the last 5 Colonels wins are by a combined 7 points.• McNeese head coach Lance Guidry is 1-1 against the Colonels as a head coach but when adding in his playing days and years as a McNeese assistant, he’s 12-4 against Nicholls.



2018 STATISTICAL RANKINGS

TEAMCategory (Value) NCAA SLCScoring Defense (24.0) 41 2Passing Defense (304.5) 101 9Rushing Defense (92.5) 18 2Total Defense (397.0) 60 6Interceptions (4) 2 1Sacks (10.0) 2 1TFL (15.0) 39 6Pass Efficiency Defense (133.37) 63 6Red Zone Defense (.833) 58 6Defensive TDs (1) 3 2Passing Offense (292.5) 18 4Rushing Offense (127.0) 67 7Scoring Offense (34.0) 28 4Total Offense (419.5) 31 5Completion Pct. (.746) 2 2Yards Per Completion (13.3) 38 4Sacks Allowed (2.0) 52 6TFL Allowed (8.5) 93 9Passes Had Intercepted (1) 29 2Pass Efficiency (182.44) 7 2Red Zone Offense (.625) 91 103rd-Down Pct. (.406) 41 5Opp. 3rd-Down Pct. (.346) 45 44th-Down Pct. (.667) 18 2Opp. 4th-Down Pct. (.000) 1 1Blocked Kicks (0) - -Blocked Kicks Allowed (1) 74 6Blocked Punts (0) - -Blocked Punts Allowed (0) 1 1Fewest Penalties (21) 111 11Fewest Penalties Per Game (10.5) 111 10Fewest Penalty Yards (139) 84 8Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (69.5) 81 61st Downs Defense (35) 38 41st Downs Offense (39) 42 6Fumbles Lost (2) 65 7Fumbles Recovered (3) 8 2Kickoff Return Defense (14.7) 8 2Kickoff Returns (22.7) 34 6Net Punting (35.1) 61 7Punt Return Defense (1.5) 24 2Punt Returns (25.0) 5 1Time of Possession (35:14) 9 1Turnover Margin (2.00) 7 3Turnovers Gained (7) 2 1Turnovers Lost (3) 49 5Winning Percentage (1.000) 1 1 INDIVIDUAL TOP 50 Category (Value) NCAA SLCGunnar Raborn, K Field Goals Per Game (1.0) 25 5 Field Goal Percentage (.667) 37 6

James Tabary, QB Completion Percentage (.727) 5 3 Yard Per Pass Attempt (10.2) 10 2 Passing Efficiency (178.8) 10 2 Passing Yards (561) 14 2 Passing Yards Per Game (280.5) 15 2 Passing TDs (4) 17 2 Points Responsible For (30) 19 2 Total Offense (279.0) 19 3 Completions Per Game (20.0) 21 4 Passing Yards Per Completion (14.03) 24 5 Pts. Responsible For Per Game (15.0) 26 4

BJ Blunt, LB Sacks (2.0) 20 5

Cody Roscoe, DL Sacks (4.5) 1 1 Tackles For Loss (4.5) 11 4

Kylon Highshaw, WR Receiving TDs (2) 18 2 Total Touchdowns (2) 44 5

Parker Orgeron, PR Punt Return TDs (1) 1 1 Punt Return Avg. (25.0) 2 1

Darion Dunn, CB Interceptions Per Game (1.0) 1 1

GAME CAPTAINS

Opponent Captain 1 Captain 2 Captain 3 Captain 4at Northern Colorado .............. David Hamm ...............Kyree McLean .........................................................................at Houston Baptist .......................Ryan Ross ........... Christian Jacobs .........................................................................NICHOLLS ....................................................................................................................................................................at BYU .........................................................................................................................................................................STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ......................................................................................................................................................ABILENE CHRISTIAN .....................................................................................................................................................at Incarnate Word ........................................................................................................................................................CENTRAL ARKANSAS....................................................................................................................................................at Southeastern La. .....................................................................................................................................................at Northwestern State .................................................................................................................................................LAMAR ........................................................................................................................................................................

THE COWBOYSCowboys in “The Hole”• Cowboy Stadium, aka “The Hole” has been McNeese’s home since 1965, and since that time, the Cowboys have recorded 206 wins in 301 games in their home venue.• McNeese has produced 16 regular season undefeated home slates, including a 5-0 mark last year.• The Cowboys have posted a 96-39-3 all-time record in Southland Conference home games, including a 48-13 home mark since the year 2000.• McNeese has won six straight home league games dating to the 2016 season and is 22-7 since 2010.

McNeese Holds Steady In FCS Top 25 Polls• McNeese’s win over HBU kept the Cowboys perfect on the season through two games but didn’t change much in the FCS polls.• The Cowboys held steady at No. 16 in the STATS media poll while dropping one spot to No. 15 in the AFCA Coaches Poll.• Nicholls will come into Cowboy Stadium ranked 13th and 12th respectively.

All D1 On Schedule For First Time Since 2010• For the first time in eight seasons, McNeese will by playing all Division 1 opponents on its 11-game schedule.• The Cowboys opened the year up at Big Sky Conference member Northern Colorado and will play at FBS member BYU on Sept. 22 as the two non-conference games.• The last time McNeese played all Division 1 opponents was in 2010 when the Cowboys visited Missouri and LSU, and hosted Cal Poly.

Guidry vs. the Southland Conference• Head coach Lance Guidry is now in his third season at the helm of the Cowboys and has posted a 16-7 record in 23 games.• In 19 league games as head coach, Guidry has posted a 13-6 mark.• Guidry’s Cowboys are 1-1 in first home conference games and 7-2 overall in home league games.



SERIES CAPSULE

Series: McNeese leads 30-12 at Cowboy Stadium: 15-7 at Nicholls: 15-5 Neutral: 0-0Last 10 Meetings: McNeese leads 8-2Last McNeese Win: 38-13 (10/1/16) in Lake CharlesLast NICH Win: 37-35 (8/31/17) in ThibodauxLargest Margin of McNeese Victory: 50 (59-9 in 1981)Largest Margin of NICH Victory: 24 two times (1990, 1986)

LAST 10 MEETINGS

Year Result Location8/31/17 .......... Nicholls 37-35 .........................Thibodaux, La.10/1/16 .......... McNeese 38-13 .....................Lake Charles, La.10/3/15 .......... McNeese 37-7 ..........................Thibodaux, La.10/4/14 .......... McNeese 45-3 .......................Lake Charles, La.10/26/13 ........ McNeese 55-30 ........................Thibodaux, La.11/3/12 .......... McNeese 42-10 ........................Thibodaux, La.11/5/11 .......... McNeese 26-17 .....................Lake Charles, La.10/30/10 ........ McNeese 24-14 .................at Lake Charles, La.10/31/09 ........ McNeese 38-17 ....................at Thibodaux, La.10/25/08 ........ Nicholls 38-35 ..................at Lake Charles, La.

2018 STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Category MCN NICHScoring Offense .................................... 34.0 ...................21.5Scoring Defense ................................... 24.0 ...................32.5Rushing Offense ................................. 127.0 .................181.5Rushing Defense .................................. 92.5 .................162.0Passing Offense .................................. 292.5 .................190.5Passing Defense ................................. 304.5 .................194.5Total Offense ...................................... 419.5 .................372.0Total Defense ..................................... 397.0 .................356.5Kick Return Avg. ................................... 22.7 ...................16.0Punt Return Avg. .................................. 25.0 ...................22.3Fumbles-Lost .........................................2-2 .................... 4-1Fumbles Recovered ................................... 3 ........................2Passes Had Intercepted ............................. 1 ........................2Interceptions ............................................. 4 ........................0Turnovers .................................................. 3 ........................3Takeaways ................................................. 7 ........................2Penalties-Yards .................................21-139 .............. 12-109 Yards Per Game ................................ 69.5 ...................54.5Net Punt Average ................................. 35.1 ...................30.2Time of Possession ............................. 35:14 .................30:58Third-Down Conversions ....................13-32 ................ 13-30 Percentage ...................................... .406 .................. .433Fourth-Down Conversions ......................2-3 .................... 0-2 Percentage ...................................... .667 .................. .000Opp. Third-Down Conversions ..............9-26 ............... 11-24 Percentage ...................................... .346 .................. .440Opp. Fourth-Down Conversions ..............0-3 .................... 0-0 Percentage ...................................... .000 ................. . 000Sacks ....................................................... 10 ........................9Sacks Allowed ........................................... 4 ........................3Tackles For Loss .................................... 15.0 ...................17.0Field Goals-Attempts .............................2-3 .................... 3-5Red Zone Offense ...................................5-8 .................... 5-5 Touchdowns ......................................4-8 .................... 3-5Red Zone Defense...................................5-6 .................... 5-5 Touchdowns ......................................4-6 .................... 5-5

ABOUT THE NICHOLLS COLONELS• Opened up the season with a 26-23 overtime win at Big 12 member Kansas. It’s the first win by a South-land Conference school over a Power 5 team since Mc-Neese whipped South Florida 53-21 to open up the 2013 season. At that time, USF was a member of the Big East Conference.

• Nicholls added seven FBS transfers to the squad this season. Joining the team are OL Alex Anderson (Tex-as), DB Jerrion Burton (New Mexico St.), RB Kendall Bussey (Texas A&M), DB Alonzo Craighton (Minne-sota), DL Emanuel Dayries (Arizona State), WR Gabe Fuselier (UL-Lafayette), and TE Bry’Kiethon Mouton (LSU). Four saw action in the win at Kansas (Ander-son, Bussey, Dayries, Fuselier).

• Bussey was named SLC Offensive Player of the Week for his play at Kansas where he rushed for 123 yards and scored a touchdown.

• The Colonels led the Southland Conference with a total of 14 players named Preseason All-Southland, and had the most first-teamers with 10. Ten of the selections were automatic from being named All-SLC last season.

NICHOLLS SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time/ResultSept. 1 at Kansas W 26-23, otSept. 8 at Tulane L 42-17Sept. 15 *at McNeese 6 p.m.Sept. 22 *Sam Houston State 3 p.m.Sept. 29 *Lamar 3 p.m.Oct. 6 *at Northwestern State 6 p.m.Oct. 13 *at Abilene Christian 2:30 p.m.Oct. 20 OPENOct. 27 *Incarnate Word 3 p.m.Nov. 3 *at Houston Baptist 2 p.m.Nov. 10 *Stephen F. Austin 3 p.m.Nov. 15 *Southeastern Louisiana 6 p.m.* - Southland Conference game

COLONELS STATISTICS

Passing Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD Avg/GChase Fourcade 29-55-2 52.7 381 1 190.5

Rushing Att Net Avg. TD Avg/GKendall Bussey 40 174 4.4 1 87.0Chase Fourcade 25 97 3.9 1 48.5Dontrell Taylor 15 96 6.4 2 48.0

Receiving No. Yards Avg. TD Avg/GDai’Jean Dixon 8 152 19.0 0 76.0Damion Jeanpiere Jr. 6 129 21.5 0 64.5Gabe Fuselier 5 44 8.8 1 22.0

Kick Returns No. Yards Avg. TD LongGabe Fuselier 2 34 17.0 0 19Stefano Guarisco 1 14 14.0 0 14

Punt Returns No. Yards Avg. TD LongDamion Jeanpiere Jr. 2 19 9.5 0 23

Punting No. Yards Avg. Long TB FC I20 50+Winston Jones 8 318 39.8 48 1 3 4 0

Kicking FG PAT Lorran Fonseca 3-5 4-4

Defense Tack. TFL Sacks Int BU QBH FF FRKhristian Mims 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Allen Pittman 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Corey Abraham 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Evan Veron 9 4 3 0 1 1 0 1Hezekiah White 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0



NATIONAL POLLS

STATS POLL AFCA COACHES POLL1. North Dakota State 1. North Dakota State2. James Madison 2. James Madison3. South Dakota State 3. South Dakota State4. North Carolina A&T 4. Sam Houston State5. Sam Houston State 5. Eastern Washington6. Eastern Washington 6. North Carolina A&T7. Kennesaw State 7. Wofford8. Wofford 8. Kennesaw State9. Samford 9. Samford10. Villanova 10. Villanova11. Weber State 11. Jacksonville State12. Jacksonville State 12. Nicholls13. Nicholls 13. Weber State14. Elon 14. Elon15. Montana 15. McNeese16. McNeese 16. Montana17. Maine 17. Central Arkansas18. Central Arkansas T-18. Northern Iowa19. Illinois State T-18. Illinois State20. Northern Arizona 20. Maine21. Northern Iowa 21. Stony Brook22. South Dakota 22. Northern Arizona23. UC Davis 23. Austin Peay24. Stony Brook 24. South Dakota25. Rhode Island 25. Colgate

AROUND THE SLC

2018 STANDINGS SLC OverallTeam W L Pct W L PctMcNeese 1 0 1.000 2 0 1.000Houston Baptist 0 1 .000 1 1 .500Sam Houston State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000Lamar 0 0 .000 1 1 .500Nicholls 0 0 .000 1 1 .500Abilene Christian 0 0 .000 1 1 .500Central Arkansas 0 0 .000 1 1 .500Northwestern State 0 0 .000 1 1 .500Stephen F. Austin 0 0 .000 0 1 .000Incarnate Word 0 0 .000 0 2 .000Southeastern La. 0 0 .000 0 2 .000

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULETeam Opponent (Time/TV)*Nicholls ..........................................at McNeese (6 p.m./CST)*Abilene Christian .............................. at HBU (6 p.m./ESPN3)*Northwestern State ...................... at Lamar (6 p.m./ESPN+)*Stephen F. Austin ........................ at Incarnate Word (6 p.m.)North Dakota.............. at Sam Houston State (6 p.m./ESPN+)*Central Arkansas ..........at Southeastern La. (7 p.m./ESPN+)

OPPONENT WATCH

Opponent Record Rank Last Game Next GameNorthern Colorado 0-2 L 43-28 at South Dakota vs. Sacramento State (9/15)Houston Baptist 1-1 (0-1) L 51-34 vs. McNeese *vs. Abilene Christian (9/15)Nicholls 1-1 12/13 L 42-17 at Tulane *at No. 15/16 McNeese (9/15)BYU 1-1 L 21-18 vs. Cal at No. 6 Wisconsin (9/15)Stephen F. Austin 0-1 vs. Tarleton State canceled weather *at Incarnate Word (9/15) Abilene Christian 1-1 W 41-24 vs. Angelo State *at HBU (9/15)Incarnate Word 0-2 L 58-16 at North Texsas *vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/15)Central Arkansas 1-1 16/15 W 26-13 vs. Murray State *at Southeastern Louisiana (9/15)Southeastern La. 0-2 L 31-0 at No. 11 LSU *vs. Central Arkansas (9/15)Northwestern State 1-1 W 34-7 vs. Grambling *at Lamar (9/15)Lamar 1-1 L 77-0 at Texas Tech *vs. Northwestern State (9/15)

TABARY NAMED TO WATCH LIST FOR CFPA PERFORMER OF THE YEAR• Senior quarterback James Tabary has been named one of 36 athletes to make up the 2018 CFPA FCS Per-former of the Year watch list.• A preseason all-conference selection, the New Orleans native is in his third and final season as the starting QB for the Cowboys. He’s one of three players from the Southland Conference to be named to the list (Sam Houston State wide receivers Davion Davis and Nathan Stewart).• Tabary spent time working and learning at the Manning Passing Academy over the summer.

JT ON THE VERGE OF REWRITING SCHOOL PASSING RECORDS• Already the school career record holder with five 300-yard passing games in his career and is a co-holder of a single-game record with five TD passes in a game, Tabary is well within striking distance of career record such as passing yards, touchdowns, completions and attempts.• His 355 passing yards at HBU last Saturday moved into fifth on the school’s career passing yards list with 6,108 while his 32 pass attempts moved him into sixth with 823 in his career.• He’s thrown for 200 yards or more in 16 of his 24 games played as a Cowboy, needing three more to tie and four to break Blake Prejean’s career record of 19 games. • He ranks 2nd and 3rd on the list for most passing yards in a game - 384 at Northwestern State on Oct. 22, 2016 and 376 yards vs. Nicholls on Oct. 1, 2016. Also the 355 he had at HBU ranks as the eight most in school history in a game.• His 329 yards and four TDs in the first half at HBU also set a new school record for the most yards and TDs in a half.

TABARY RECORD WATCH

Career Attempts Career Completions Career Yards Career TDs 1. Kerry Joseph 1,114 1. Cody Stroud 627 1. Derrick Fourroux 8,226 1. Kerry Joseph 672. Cody Stroud 1,059 2. Derrick Fourroux 618 2. Kerry Joseph 7,874 2. Derrick Fourroux 643. Derrick Fourroux 1,034 3. Kerry Joseph 565 3. Cody Stroud 7,632 3. Cody Stroud 594. Blake Prejean 960 4. Blake Prejean 497 4. Blake Prejean 6,677 4. James Tabary 485. Scott Dieterich 841 5. James Tabary 488 5. James Tabary 6,108 6. James Tabary 823

RECORDS HELD BY TABARY

Pass Completions in a Season415 in 2016

300-Yard Passing Games in a Season4 in 2016

300-Yard Passing Games in a Career6 (1 in 2018 - 355 yards vs. HBU)

Passing Yard in a Half329 vs. HBU, 9/8/18 (1st half)

Touchdown Passes in a Half4 vs. HBU, 9/8/18 (1st half)



2018 WEEKLY AWARDS

Sept. 8 vs. HBUJames Tabary, QB (25-32, 355, 4 TDs)• SLC Offensive Player of the Week• College Sports Madness SLC Offensive Player of Week• STATS honorable mention national Offensive POW• CFPA honorable mention national Offensive POW

Darion Dunn, CB (2 INT, 5 total tackles)• SLC Defensive Player of the Week

Parker Orgeron (2 PR for 68 yards; 59 yard PR for TD)• SLC Special Teams Player of the Week

LOTS OF FIRSTS IN WIN AT HBU• Sophomore quarterback Cody Orgeron threw his first career TD pass, a 14-yard strike to Kylon Highshaw early in the third quarter.• Sophomore WR Trevor Begue made his first career TD reception on a 26 yard pass by James Tabary late in the second quarter.• Junior WR and PR Parker Orgeron scored his first collegiate punt return TD when he scored on a 59-yard return.• For the first time in his 4-year career, Highshaw had multiple TD catches in a game, finishing with two.• Junior transfer OL Tre Newton started his first game as a McNeese offensive lineman.• Redshirt freshman DE Tyrique Gibson made his first career start and recovered two fumbles in the process while also recording his first career QB sack.• Sophomore CB Darion Dunn picked off his first career pass then added one more to give him two intercep-tions for the game.• Redshirt freshman DL Camron Peterson recorded his first career quarterback sack.

COWBOYS SWEEP SLC HONORS; TABARY GARNERS MORE• The McNeese trio of QB James Tabary, CB Darion Dunn and PR Parker Orgeron swept the weekly Southland Conference awards for their play in last week’s win at HBU.• Tabary threw for 355 yards on 25 of 32 passing with four touchdowns and no interceptions. He set a new school record with 329 yards and 4 TDs in the first half.• Dunn intercepted two passes in the game and led the team with five solo tackles.• Orgeron returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown and averaged 34 yards on two punt returns on the night. The score was the first on a punt return for McNeese since the 2013 season.• Tabary was also named the league’s offensive player of the week by College Sports Madness and also gar-nered honorable mention recognition for national player of the week by STATS and CFPA.

MCNEESE WINNING THE TURNOVER BATTLE• McNeese leads the SLC and is ranked No. 2 in the FCS with seven turnovers gained - four interceptions and three fumble recoveries.• The Cowboys have a +4 margin, ranking them seventh in the FCS while their four pass interceptions ranks them No. 2. McNeese has one interception returned for a touchdown, that coming against Northern Colo-rado.

SACK ATTACK• The Cowboys have sacked opposing quarterbacks 10 times through the first two games, averaging five sacks a game which ranks them No. 2 in the FCS.• Sophomore defensive end Cody Roscoe has 4.5 sacks to his credit, a 2.25 per game average that ranks him atop the sacks’ board in the SLC and the nation. Roscoe is also ranked 11th in the nation with 4.5 tackles for a loss.

SPREADING THE WEALTH• McNeese QBs James Tabary and Cody Orgeron aren’t picky when finding guys to bring in their passes. Against HBU, the duo connected with 12 different sets of hands for the 26 completions in the game with eight catching two or more passes.• A total of 13 players have made at least one catch on the season with 10 bringing in multiple catches.• Four different receivers have caught touchdown passes.

2018 PRESEASON ACCOLADES

BJ Blunt, LB• Preseason All-Southland Conference 1st Team

Grant Burguillos, OL• Preseason All-Southland Conference 2nd Team

Colby Burton, CB• Preseason All-Southland Conference 2nd Team

Darion Dunn, CB• Preseason All-Southland Conference 2nd Team

David Hamm, RB• Preseason All-Southland Conference 1st Team

Alex Kjellsten, P• Preseason All-Southland Conference 1st Team

Gunnar Raborn, PK• Preseason All-American by Phil Steele 3rd Team• Preseason All-Southland Conference 1st Team

Lawayne Ross, TE• Preseason All-American by STATS 2nd Team• Preseason All-American by Phil Steele 3rd Team• Preseason All-Southland Conference 1st Team

James Tabary, QB• CFPA National Performer of the Year Watch List• Preseason All-Southland Conference 2nd Team



McNEESE IN THE SLC THE OFFENSEA Look at the 2018 Cowboy Offense• McNeese returns a slew of skilled players including a running back stable (David Hamm, Justin Pratt, Ryan Ross and Mac Briscoe) that accounted for over 90-percent of the team’s rushing yards in 2017.• Quarterback James Tabary returns for his third season as a starter and is on the verge of breaking most, if not all, of the team’s career passing records.• TE Lawayne Ross as been tabbed a preseason All-American and will be used at both the TE spot and as an H-Back. Also TE Austin Nelson returns to action after missing the entire 2017 season with a shoulder injury. Before that, Nelson had brain surgery in January 2017 to remove a tumor. • The offensive line added much needed depth with the gaining of several transfers as well as a good signing crew.

QUARTERBACKSJames Tabary• Has started in 24 straight games for the Cowboys since joining the team in 2016 after transferring from Arkansas State.• Coming off a 355-yard, 4 TD game that has lifted his career total to 6,108 passing yards, ranking him fifth all-time.• School record holder with six 300-yard career passing games and has thrown for 200 or more yards in 16 of his 24 games played.• Preseason first team All-Southland Conference selection.• CFPA Performer of the Year Watch List for 2018

Cody Orgeron• Sophomore who has a good arm and makes good decisions.• Saw limited time in 2017 as a redshirt freshman but got his first significant action at UNC, completing all three of his passes for 10 yards.• Threw his first career TD pass at HBU last week.• A star tennis player in high school, did not play football until his senior year.• Twin brother of junior WR Parker Orgeron; father is LSU head coach Ed Orgeron.

RUNNING BACKSDavid Hamm• Team leader in rushing in 2017 with 805 yards on 152 carries (5.3 ypc average).• Has rushed for 100 yards or more twice in his career with a high of 164 yards against SFA last season.• Preseason first team All-SLC selection.

Justin Pratt• Team leader in rushing the first two games and tops the squad with 123 yards on the season.• Ran for 663 yards and three TDs last season and has 1,243 rushing yards in his career.• Four 100-yards or more rushing games with a career-best 146 yards against Sam Houston State in 2016.

Ryan Ross• Miss the entire 2017 season due to a broken ankle he suffered in the 2017 spring game.• Led the Cowboys in rushing his first three seasons and has rolled up 2,091 career yards.• 2016 All-SLC second team selection after running for 891 yards and 9 TDs.• Has 21 career rushing TDs.• Got the start at HBU and ran for 39 yards on 9 carries while catching three passes for 34 yards.

Mac Briscoe• Redshirt freshman who is expected to add another punch to the running back corps.• 8 yards on 5 carries at HBU.

COWBOYS LEAD THE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE• McNeese is in its 47th season as a member of the Southland Conference.• The Cowboys have compiled an impressive 187-93-7 record in conference play and have claimed a league-leading 14 championships.• McNeese has appeared in a league-high 16 FCS play-off brackets and played for the 1997 and 2002 national championship.• McNeese has had 205 first-team All-Southland Con-ference selections.

Southland Conference Championships McNeese ................................. 14 Louisiana Tech* ...................... 8 Sam Houston State ................. 7 Arkansas State ........................ 7 Lamar ..................................... 4 Northwestern State ................ 4 Stephen F. Austin .................... 4 ULM* ...................................... 4 UT Arlington* ......................... 3 Troy* ...................................... 3 Central Arkansas ..................... 2 Southeastern Louisiana .......... 2 Texas State* ............................ 2 North Texas* ........................... 2 Nicholls................................... 1 Trinity* ................................... 1

* Indicates former Southland Conference member



WIDE RECEIVERSParker Orgeron• Top returning wideout for the Cowboys after making 23 grabs for 250 yards and four touchdowns.• Not afraid to put his body in harm’s way to make a catch.• Team-high 107 receiving yards on the season and is tied for second with six catches.• Also returns punts and scored on a 59-yard return at HBU last week, his career first and the first for Mc-Neese since the 2013 season.• Twin brother of quarterback Cody Orgeron; father is LSU head coach Ed Orgeron.

Cyron Sutton• Could be one of the go-to guys for McNeese’s QBs; caught 6 passes for 129 yards in his redshirt freshman campaign in 2017.• Tied for second on the team with six catches for 97 yards and a TD.• Made 2 catches for 68 yards at HBU, scoring on a 65-yard catch and run.

Kylon Highshaw• Tall (6-foot-5) receiver that is a deep threat for the Cowboys.• Caught 7 passes for 75 yards last season.• Leads the team with seven catches and two TD grabs on the season.• Caught five passes for 45 yards and two scores at HBU.

Trevor Begue• Another deep threat that does what it takes to find the ball.• Made his first collegiate TD grab at HBU last week on a 26-yarder.• 3 catches for 42 yards on the season.

TIGHT ENDSLawayne Ross• Preseason All-American and first team all-Southland Conference.• Big body that’s tough to tackle, can run and make moves.• Set a school record by a tight end with 570 receiving yards on 42 catches in 2017.• 3 catches for 43 yards on the year.

Austin Nelson• Returning to action after missing the 2017 season with a shoulder injury, that after recovering from brain surgery in January 2017 to remove a tumor.• Three catches for 52 yards and a TD at HBU last week.

OFFENSIVE LINEGrant Burguillos• Preseason All-SLC second team selection.• Returning starter at the left guard position.• Has played in 22 games in his career.

Kyle Zenon• Started all 11 games at left tackle in 2017 and has seen action in 25 games in his career.• Missed the HBU game due to an injury.• Also throws the javelin for the track and field team and won a bronze medal in both the 2014 and 2015 SLC Outdoor Championships; placed fifth in 2018.

75th ANNIVERSARY TEAM

McNEESE UNVEILING 75th ANNIVERSARY TEAM• The 2018 season is the 75th year of McNeese football, and in celebration of that, McNeese is reveiling its All-75th Anniversary team.• So far, players have been named from the positions of quarterback, running back, tight end, wide receiver, offensive line, defensive line and linebacker.• The All-DB, All-Kicker/Punter, and All-Return Special-its will be revealed in the coming week.

All-Quarterback Team Lester Landry, Don Breaux, Johnnie Thibodeaux, Stephen Starring, Kerry Joseph, Derrick Fourroux.

All-Running Back Team Charles Anastasio, Andre Anderson, Carol Breaux, Jessie Burton, Jesse Castete, Tony Citizen, Jules DeRouen, Henry Fields, Larry Grissom, Rogers Hampton, Desmond Jones, Buford Jordan, Vick King, Luke Lawton, Darrell Lester, Theron McClendon, Toddrick Pendland, Artie Shankle, Kenneth Sweeney, Merlin Walet, Bobby Wilson, Marcus Wiltz.

All-Wide Receiver Team Donnie Ashley, Mark Barousse, Terence Davis, William Davis, Richard Ellender, , Carlese Franklin, Adam Henry, Flip Johnson, Quinten Lawrence, Jermaine Martin, Damien Morris, Keith Ortego, B.J. Sams, Diontae Spencer, Steven Whitehead, Robert Young.

All-Tight Ends Team Corday Clark, Chris Fontenot, Alan Heisser, Louis Landry, Wes Mangan, Pat Matthews, James Moore, R.C. Slocum.

All-Offensive Line Team Arinze Agada, Calvin Billings, Marsh Buice, Ronald Cherry, Lonnie Collins, Gerald Conner, Jason Davis, Jim Downing, Antoine Everett, James Files, Lance Fremin, Miguel Gauthreaux, Lark Hebert, Nick Hebert, Wes Hines, Dwight Hudler, Lenny Kahn, Glenn Kidder, Glenn Koch, Cody LeBlanc, Kyle Link, Quentin Marsh, Bret Martin, Ray Martin, Eman Naghavi, Reggie Nelson, David Poche, Brent Pousson, Charles Powell, Blayne Rush, Don Tumey, M.K. Woolbert.

All-Defensive Line Team Charles Allen, Blair Bradley, Errol Eschete, Bob Fuhrer, Paul Guidry, Rusty Guilbeau, Vaalyn Jackson, Jon Paul Jones, Eric Kidd, Charles Keuhn, Desmond Lighten, B.J. McNutt, John Miller, Jake Morrison, Caroll Neely, Kavika Pittman, Jim Pousson, Dana Scott, Tom Sestak, Bryan Smith.

All-Linebackers Team Charlie Ayro, Trey Bennett, Bo Brown, Daryl Burckel, Wayne Cordova, Doug Fruge, Bob Howell, Terry Irving, Vincent Landrum, Deron Minor, Bill Moseley, Allen Nelson, Chad Reeves, Vance Robichaux, Roderick Royal, Richard Vidrine.



Tyrae Johnson• Returning starter at right guard (8 games in 2017)• Starter all 11 games in 2016 at the right tackle position.

Cutter Leftwich• Newcomer who made his collegiate debut as the starting center at UNC and started at HBU.

Zack Jones• Junior transfer (MS Gulf Coast College) who started at right tackle in the season opener.

Tre Newton• Another junior transfer (Blinn College) who got his first McNeese start at HBU at the RT position.

Jamarus Bolding• Sophomore transfer (Blinn) who got his first start at HBU, filling in for Kyle Zenon at the left tackle spot.

THE DWA (DEFENSE WITH ATTITUDE)

DEFENSIVE LINEChris Livings• Was injured in week 2 of the season last year and missed the remaining 9 games.• Missed the HBU game due to an injury.• Has 12.5 sacks and 20.5 tackles for a loss in his career.

Cody Roscoe• Had a remarkable fall camp and continued that in the season opener at UNC with 2.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for a loss.• A true sophomore who played in seven games as a true freshman in 2017 and tied for third on the team with 2.5 sacks.• Leads the FCS with 4.5 sacks this season and a 2.25 sacks per game average.

Marval Bourgeois• A redshirt junior who made his first career start at Northern Colorado and recording a tackle for a loss.• Has played in 10 games in his career.

Jonta Jones• Made his first career start at UNC and recorded two tackles, a half sack and half tackle for loss.

Tyrique Gibson• Redshirt freshman who earned his first career start at HBU and responded by recording a sack and recov-ering two fumbles.

LINEBACKERSBJ Blunt• Preseason first team All-SLC selection.• Hard-hitting, quick backer who is the voice of the DWA this season.• Led the Cowboys with 8 tackles with 2 sacks, 2 TFLs and 2 pass break-ups at Northern Colorado.

Christian Jacobs• Was injured in week 2 of the season last year and missed the remaining 9 games.• Four-year starter for the Cowboys and has recorded 8.5 tackles for a loss, a half sack and a fumble recovery for a TD.

My McNEESE

COWBOY BROTHERS• RB Ryan Ross and TE Lawayne Ross• WR Parker Orgeron and QB Cody Orgeron• S Calum Foster and S Gabe Foster• PK Gunnar Raborn and H Bailey Raborn

OFFENSIVE LINE PRODUCTIONPlayer Snaps SacksKyle Zenon 70 0Grant Burguillos 142 0Cutter Leftwich 145 0Tyrae Johnson 132 0.5Zack Jones 83 0.5Tre Newton 72 1Jamarus Bolding 63 0Joe Latronico 10 0Calvin Barkat 27 0Blaise Scriber 13 0Collin Fountain 11 1Caleb Gary 12 0

A WINNING TRADITION 7 SLC Championships in the 2000s - 2015, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2002, 2001. 14 SLC Record Championships won. .732 Winning percentage in conference games since 2000 (93-34). 5 Undefeated regular seasons in school history 2015, 2007, 1995, 1979, 1963. 11 Number of seasons McNeese has won 10 or more games. The 195, 197 and 2002 teams set the school record with 13 victories. .682 Overall winning percentage since 2000. 17 Consecutive winning seasons ranking as the 5th longest streak in the FCS. 16 Appearances in the NCAA Division I Playoffs, a Southland Conference record.



CORNERBACKSColby Burton• Preseason second team All-SLC selection.• Played in all 11 games with 8 starts in 2017.• Two interceptions in his career, one going for a touchdown.• 5 tackles at Northern Colorado in Saturday’s opener

Darion Dunn• Preseason second team All-SLC selection.• Appeared in six games making two starts as a redshirt freshman last season.• Big corner with speed and quickness.• Picked off two passes at HBU, the first interceptions of his career.• Named SLC Defensive Player of the Week this week.

SAFETYGabe Foster• Speedy back with size and quickness.• Made his first collegiate start at UNC in the opener and responded by picking off a pass and returning it 49 yards for a touchdown.

Cory McCoy• Saw action in all 11 games last season as a true freshman, recording 16 tack-les, 3.5 tackles for a loss, and an interception.• Made his first collegiate start at the Buck Safety position against Northern Colorado.

Trent Jackson• Another speedy, big safety who’s in his first season as a full-time starter.• Made three starts in 2017 and two in 2016.• Two tackles at HBU last weekend.

SPECIAL TEAMSGunnar Raborn• 2017 All-American by the AP, AFCA and Phil Steele.• 2018 Preseason All-American and All-SLC.• Connected on 12 of 13 field goals in 2017, ranking 2nd in the FCS with a 92.3 FG percentage.• Has connected on 2 of 3 field goals on the year.

Alex Kjellsten• Preseason first team All-SLC punter.• Kicked for the Cowboys in 2014 then transferred to LSU before transferring back for the 2017 season.• Had a streak of 8 straight touchbacks on kickoffs snapped at HBU but still had 5 of his 8 in the game called for touchbacks.• His father, Johan, was a standout tennis player for McNeese from 1985-88 and heled the Cowboys win the 1987 SLC championship.

BAND OF BROTHERS• McNeese has always had the tradition of blood follows blood, meaning young-er brothers have followed into their older brother’s footsteps and joined the Cowboy family and there have been several years when brothers played on the same team.• But in 2018, nothing has ever happened like it is this season... four sets of brothers.• There are the Orgeron twins - Parker (WR) and Cody (QB), the Fosters - Calum (DB) and Gabe (DB), the Ross’s - Ryan (RB) and Lawayne (TE), and the Raborn’s - Gunnar (PK) and Bailey (K/P).• Also, James Tabary’s younger brother, Frankie, walked on the Cowboys last season but hung up his cleats and is helping out as a student assistant this year.

COWBOYS SPORTING SMART HELMET TECHNOLOGY • Back in June, the Lake Charles Memorial Foundation presented a check for $15,000 to Riddell that will be used to equip every McNeese football helmet with the Riddell InSite Training Tool, which is the leading impact monitoring system in football.• McNeese will be the only college football program in the state of Louisiana to currently use the system that will analyze the impacts sustained in practices or games.• The helmet is outfitted with a player unit that will communicate with an alert monitor on the sideline. The alert monitor will alert sideline personnel of im-pacts that are outside of the norm for a particular player position or skill level of play, which in this case will be the collegiate level.• When the game is over, the alert monitor plugs into a computer and the in-formation from all the impacts from that particular game are downloaded into the computer.

McNEESE ATHLETICS JOINS UNDER ARMOUR• McNeese Athletics, BSN Sports and Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA, UAA) an-nounced a new partnership agreement on July 1 as the Baltimore-based global leader in performance footwear, apparel and equipment will became the offi-cial outfitter of McNeese Athletics. • The new official outfitter agreement includes apparel allotments each year and, marketing entitlements that will complement Under Armour’s brand mar-keting campaigns, through print and venue presence, at the University.

LONGTIME ATHLETIC TRAINER JIM “DOC” MURPHY RETURNS• Jim “Doc” Murphy, who previously spent 33 years in two stints heading the McNeese Athletic Training department, has returned for his third stint as he has been named the Director of Sports Medicine.• A 2011 McNeese Sports Hall of Fame inductee, the Springdale, PA native is also a member of the Louisiana Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame and has received the prestigious Jim Finks Award for his accomplishments in sports medicine.• Murphy began his McNeese career in 1975 when Jack Doland was the head football coach, and spent 13 seasons as the head trainer until taking a job in El Paso. He returned in 1994 for a 20-year run, then in 2014, took a job as a physi-cal therapist out in west Texas where he’s spent the last 3 ½ years.



Preseason - Aug. 27STATS POLL AFCA COACHES POLL1. North Dakota State 1. North Dakota State2. James Madison 2. James Madison3. South Dakota State 3. South Dakota State4. Sam Houston State 4. Sam Houston State5. Kennesaw State 5. Kennesaw State6. Jacksonville State 6. Jacksonville State7. New Hampshire 7. Eastern Washington8. Weber State 8. Weber State9. Eastern Washington 9. New Hampshire10. Wofford 10. Samford11. Samford 11. Wofford12. Elon 12. Northern Iowa13. Northern Iowa 13. Elon14. North Carolina A&T 14. North Carolina A&T15. Delaware 15. Central Arkansas16. Central Arkansas 16. Delaware17. McNeese 17. Nicholls18. Nicholls 18. McNeese19. Villanova 19. Villanova20. Stony Brook 20. Illinois State21. Illinois State 21. Furman22. Austin Peay 22. Stony Brook23. Furman 23. Austin Peay24. Montana 24. Youngstown State25. Youngstown State 25. Montana

Week 1 - Sept. 3STATS POLL AFCA COACHES POLL1. North Dakota State - 1. North Dakota State -2. James Madison - 2. James Madison -3. South Dakota State - 3. South Dakota State -4. Sam Houston State - 4. Sam Houston State -5. North Carolina A&T 9 5. Eastern Washington 26. Eastern Washington 3 6. North Carolina A&T 87. Kennesaw State 2 7. Wofford 48. Wofford 2 8. Kennesaw State 39. Samford 2 9. Samford 110. Weber State 2 10. Nicholls 711. Nicholls 7 11. Villanova 812. Villanova 7 12. Jacksonville State13. Jacksonville State 7 13. Weber State14. Montana 10 14. McNeese 415. Elon 3 15. Elon 216. McNeese 1 16. Montana 917. Central Arkansas 1 17. Central Arkansas 218. Northern Arizona NR 18. Northern Iowa 6 19. Illinois State 2 19. Illinois State 120. New Hampshire 13 20. Northern Arizona NR21. Northern Iowa 8 21. Furman - 22. Maine NR 22. New Hampshire 1323. South Dakota NR 23. Stony Brook 124. Stony Brook 4 24. Austin Peay 125. Furman 2 25. Maine NR

COWBOYS IN THE NATIONAL POLLSWeek 1 - Sept. 10STATS POLL AFCA COACHES POLL1. North Dakota State - 1. North Dakota State -2. James Madison - 2. James Madison -3. South Dakota State - 3. South Dakota State -4. North Carolina A&T 1 4. Sam Houston State -5. Sam Houston State 1 5. Eastern Washington -6. Eastern Washington - 6. North Carolina A&T - 7. Kennesaw State - 7. Wofford -8. Wofford - 8. Kennesaw State -9. Samford - 9. Samford -10. Villanova 2 10. Villanova 111. Weber State 1 11. Jacksonville State 112. Jacksonville State 1 12. Nicholls 113. Nicholls 1 13. Weber State -14. Elon 1 14. Elon 1 15. Montana 1 15. McNeese 116. McNeese - 16. Montana -17. Maine 5 17. Central Arkansas -18. Central Arkansas 1 T-18. Northern Iowa - 19. Illinois State - T-18. Illinois State 120. Northern Arizona 2 20. Maine 521. Northern Iowa - 21. Stony Brook 2 22. South Dakota 1 22. Northern Arizona 223. UC Davis NR 23. Austin Peay 124. Stony Brook - 24. South Dakota NR25. Rhode Island NR 25. Colgate NR



NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Player Pos. Hgt Wgt Cl./Exp. Hometown (Previous School)1 Darion Dunn DB 6-1 180 So./1L Oakdale, LA (Oakdale HS)1 Cyron Sutton WR 5-10 174 So./1L New Orleans, LA (Lake Area New Tech HS)2 Cory McCoy DB 5-10 178 So./1L Leesville, LA (Leesville HS)3 Kylon Highshaw WR 6-5 215 Sr./3L Monroe, LA (Neville HS)3 Kyree McLean DB 5-11 182 Sr./1L Zion, IL (Zion-Benton HS/Central Lakes College)4 Colby Burton DB 5-10 190 Jr./2L League City, TX (Clear Creek HS)4 James Tabary QB 6-2 215 Sr./2L New Orleans, LA (Holy Cross HS/Arkansas State)5 Josh Batiste WR 5-11 181 Sr./1L Marksville, LA (Marksville HS)5 Jovon Burris DB 6-0 200 Jr./TR Germantown, MD (Seneca Valley HS/Fullerton College)6 Calum Foster DB 5-11 175 Jr./2L Bon Wier, TX (Newton HS)6 Ryan Ross RB 5-9 205 Sr./3L Richwood, TX (Brazowood HS)7 Gabe Foster DB 6-2 192 So./1L Bon Wier, TX (Newton HS)7 Tré Roberts WR 6-2 204 Sr./2L Houston, TX (Eisenhower HS/Oklahoma State)8 B.J. Blunt LB 6-1 220 Sr./1L New Orleans, LA (McDonough 35/Garden City CC)8 Cody Orgeron QB 6-1 182 So./1L Mandeville, LA (Mandeville HS)9 Dade Dieterich WR 5-11 172 So./1L Maurice, LA (North Vermilion HS)9 Trent Jackson DB 6-2 180 Jr./2L Shreveport, LA (Evangel Christian Academy)10 Matt Keller QB 6-0 194 So./1L Harvey, LA (Archbishop Shaw HS)11 Quincy Cage WR 5-10 185 Fr./RS New Orleans, LA (De La Salle HS)12 Tré Porter LB 6-1 215 Sr./3L New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton HS)13 Nate Briscoe WR 5-9 170 Fr./RS Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS)14 Draysean Hudson WR 6-0 180 Jr./TR Berkeley, CA (Berkeley HS/Sierra College)17 Darius Daniels LB 5-11 205 Fr./HS Iowa, LA (Iowa HS)18 Trent Winbush DB 5-11 200 Fr./HS Rayne, LA (Rayne HS)19 Parker Orgeron WR 6-0 192 Jr./2L Mandeville, LA (Mandeville HS)20 Justin Pratt RB 5-7 205 Jr./2L Spring, TX (Klein Collins HS)21 Andre Sam WR 6-1 170 Fr./RS Iowa, LA (Iowa HS)23 Kordell Williams DB 5-10 190 Fr./RS Carencro, LA (Carencro HS)24 Mac Briscoe RB 6-0 188 Fr./RS Bellville, TX (Bellville HS)26 Keshon Bell DB 6-0 205 So./1L Welsh, LA (Welsh HS)27 Enos Lewis DB 5-11 176 Fr./RS Miami, FL (Miami Central HS)28 Benjamin Jones RB 5-11 196 Sr./3L Nederland, TX (Jewell Sumner HS)30 Marcus Foster LB 6-1 228 Jr./2L League City, TX (Clear Falls HS/UCF)31 John Blunt, Jr. DB 6-0 175 Fr./HS Arlington, TX (Mansfield Timberview HS)32 David Hamm RB 6-0 222 Sr./3L Klein, TX (Klein HS/UTEP)34 J’Cobi Skinner RB 5-9 178 Fr./RS Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS)35 Khoury Kraus LB 6-2 216 Jr./2L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS)36 Dontay Hargrove TE 6-2 221 So./1L Wharton, TX (Pickering HS)37 Alex Kjellsten P 5-9 175 Sr./2L Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis Catholic HS)38 Bailey Raborn PK/P 5-10 196 So./1L Lafayette, LA (STM/LSU)39 Jake Smith LS 5-10 187 Jr./2L Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS)40 Lawayne Ross TE 6-0 264 Jr./2L Richwood, TX (Brazoswood HS)41 Joseph Marshall LB 6-0 230 Jr./TR Glen Ellyn, IL (Al Raby HS/College of Dupage)42 Christian Jacobs LB 5-11 215 Sr./3L Houston, TX (North Shore Senior HS)43 Gunnar Raborn K/P 5-9 185 Sr./2L Lafayette, LA (St. Thomas More HS/Alabama)44 Jacob Logan TE 6-3 217 So./1L Deer Park, TX (Deer Park HS)47 J’uan Gross RB 5-11 245 Fr./HS Ponchatoula, LA (Ponchatoula HS)48 Andrew Hyacinth LB 6-0 215 So./1L Houston, TX (North Shore Senior HS)49 Chris Livings DE 6-2 210 Jr./2L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS)51 Trey Vondenstein LS 6-2 200 Fr./HS Katy, TX (Seven Lakes HS)52 Harris Tafah DL 6-3 265 Sr./1L Mansfield, TX (Legacy HS/Navarro JC)55 Cutter Leftwich OL 6-2 275 Fr./HS El Paso, TX (Franklin HS)56 Christian Robinson DL 6-5 240 Jr./1L Houston, TX (Friendswood HS/Blinn JC/UAB)57 Cody Roscoe DL 6-1 260 So./1L Houston, TX (Heights HS)58 Tanner Pugh OL 6-0 280 Fr./RS League City, TX (Clear Creek HS)61 Collin Fountain OL 6-3 335 So./1L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS)62 Joe Latronico OL 6-4 310 So./1L San Antonio, TX (Ronald Reagan HS) 66 Tyrae Johnson OL 6-2 285 Jr./2L League City, TX (Clear Creek HS)68 Caleb Gary OL 6-4 284 So./1L Welsh, LA (Welsh HS)70 Grant Burguillos OL 6-4 281 Jr./2L Mandeville, LA (Mandeville HS)

No. Player Pos. Hgt Wgt Cl./Exp. Hometown (Previous School)71 Jamarus Bolding OL 6-3 275 So./TR Houston, TX (Spring Westfield HS/Blinn College)72 Tre Newton OL 6-3 300 Jr./TR Spring, TX (Klein HS/Blinn College)73 Calvin Barkat OL 6-3 280 Fr./HS Sachse, TX (Sachse HS)74 Blaise Scriber OL 6-4 293 Jr./2L Lafayette, LA (Acadiana HS)75 Zack Jones OL 6-4 290 Jr./TR Columbia, MS (Columbia HS/MS Gulf Coast)77 Kyle Zenon OL 6-4 300 Sr./3L Abbeville, LA (Vermilion Catholic HS)80 Trey Conerly TE 6-3 236 So./1L Plaquemine, LA (Plaquemine HS)81 Deon Cormier WR 5-11 180 Fr./HS Humble, TX (Summer Creek HS)83 Trevor Begue WR 5-11 186 So./1L Lafayette, LA (St. Thomas More HS)85 Austin Nelson TE 6-3 255 Jr./2L Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS)86 Rodnell Cruell WR 6-1 200 Sr./TR New Orleans, LA (McDonough HS/Tusculum College)87 Trevor Moye WR 6-0 180 Fr./HS Shepherd, TX (Shepherd HS)90 Jonta Jones DL 6-2 294 Jr./2L Vacherie, LA (St. James HS)91 Tyrique Gibson DL 6-1 253 Fr./RS Port Sulphur, LA (Ponchatoula HS)92 Keivonnis Davis DL 6-4 254 Jr./TR Miami, FL (Miami Central/University of Florida)94 Ronell Burbank DL 6-2 275 Fr./HS New Orleans, LA (Karr HS)96 CJ Semien DL 6-3 215 Fr./HS Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS)97 Cameron Peterson DL 6-5 262 Fr./RS Houston, TX (Kempner HS)99 Marval Bourgeois DL 6-0 279 So./1L Larose, LA (South Lafourche HS)

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Lance Guidry (McNeese ‘95) - third season at McNeeseOffensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Landon HoeferCo-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Kerry JosephOffensive Line/Running Game Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator: Ben NortonSpecial Teams Coordinator/Running Backs: Dennis SmithDefensive Line: Lark HebertSafeties: Zach BronsonTight Ends: Tyler BolfingLinebackers: Charlie AyroCornerbacks: Wayne CordovaDefensive Ends: Alec OsborneDefensive Assistant: Mac GoodeLinebacker Assistant: Elijah WashingtonOffensive Assistant: Josh AdkinsEquipment Manager: Matt SaucierDirector of Sports Medicine: Jim “Doc” MurphyFootball Athletic Trainer: Hunter Martin

PRONUNCIATION GUIDETrevor Begue ..................................................................................................................... Beg-EKeshon Bell ................................................................................................................ Key-shawnMarval Bourgeois ..................................................................................................... Booge-wah Grant Burguillos .........................................................................................................Bur-gill-usJovon Burris .................................................................................................................. Joe-vohnDade Dieterich .............................................................................................................Dee-trichKylon Highshaw .............................................................................................................. Kay-lunAndrew Hyacinth ................................................................................................. High-uh-cinthAlex Kjellsten ................................................................................................................. Jell-stinJoe Latronico ...................................................................................................... Luh-tron-eh-coBailey Raborn ............................................................................................................... Ray-burnGunnar Raborn ............................................................................................................. Ray-burnCyron Sutton ....................................................................................................................Ki-ruhnJames Tabary ............................................................................................................. Tab-uh-reeHarris Tafah .................................................................................................................... Tah-fuh



DEPTH CHARTOFFENSEQB 4 James Tabary Sr., 6-2, 215, New Orleans, La.

8 Cody Orgeron So., 6-1, 182, Mandeville, La.

RB 20 Justin Pratt Jr., 5-7, 205, Spring, Texasor 32 David Hamm Sr., 6-0, 222, Klein, Texasor 6 Ryan Ross Sr., 5-9, 205, Richwood, Texas

HBack 40 Lawayne Ross Jr., 6-0, 264, Richwood, Texas1 Cyron Sutton So., 5-10, 174, New Orleans, La.

TE 85 Austin Nelson Jr., 6-3, 255, Sulphur, La.80 Trey Conerly So., 6-3, 236, Plaquemine, La.

XWR 3 Kylon Highshaw Sr., 6-5, 210, Monroe, La.83 Trevor Begue So., 5-11, 185, Lafayette, La.

ZWR 19 Parker Orgeron Jr., 6-0, 192, Mandeville, La.13 Nate Briscoe RFr., 5-9, 167, Lake Charles, La.

LT 77 Kyle Zenon Sr., 6-4, 300, Abbeville, La.71 Jamarus Bolding So., 6-2, 275, Houston, Texas

LG 70 Grant Burguillos Jr., 6-4, 281, Mandeville, La.74 Blaise Scriber Jr., 6-4, 293, Lafayette, La.

or 68 Caleb Gary So., 6-4, 284, Welsh, La.

C 55 Cutter Leftwich Fr., 6-2, 275, El Paso, Texas62 Joe Latronico So., 6-4, 310, San Antonio, Texas

RG 66 Tyrae Johnson Jr., 6-2, 285, League City, Texas68 Caleb Gary So., 6-4, 284, Welsh, La.

or 61 Collin Fountain So., 6-3, 335, Lake Charles, La.

RT 72 Tre Newton Jr., 6-3, 300, Spring, Texas75 Zack Jones Jr., 6-4, 290, Columbia, Miss.

DEFENSELE 49 Chris Livings Jr., 6-2, 210, Lake Charles, La.or 91 Tyrique Gibson RFr., 6-1, 253, Port Sulphur, La.

96 C.J. Semien Fr., 6-3, 215, Lake Charles, La.

NT 99 Marval Bourgeois Jr., 6-0, 279, Larose, La.97 Camron Peterson RFr., 6-5, 262, Houston, Texas

T 90 Jonta Jones Jr., 6-2, 294, Vacherie, La.52 Harris Tafah Sr., 6-3, 265, Mansfield, Texas

RE 57 Cody Roscoe So., 6-1, 260, Houston, Texas56 Christian Robinson Jr., 6-5, 240, Houston, Texas

MLB 42 Christian Jacobs Sr., 5-11, 215, Houston, Texas48 Andrew Hyacinth So., 6-0, 215, Hitchcock, Texas

WLB 8 B.J. Blunt Sr., 6-1, 220, New Orleans, La.12 Tré Porter Sr., 6-1, 215, New Orleans, La.

BUCK 2 Cory McCoy So., 5-10, 178, Leesville, La.3 Kyree McLean Sr., 5-11, 182, Zion, Ill.

FC 4 Colby Burton Jr., 5-10, 190, League City, Texas6 Calum Foster Jr., 5-11, 175, Bon Wier, Texas

BC 1 Darion Dunn So., 6-1, 180, Oakdale, La.31 John Blunt Fr., 6-0, 175, Arlington, Texas

WS 9 Trent Jackson Jr., 6-0, 180, Shreveport, La.5 Jovon Burris Jr., 6-0, 200, Germantown, Md.

FS 7 Gabe Foster So., 6-2, 192, Bon Wier, Texas21 Andre Sam RFr., 6-1, 170, Iowa, La.

SPECIALISTSP 37 Alex Kjellsten Sr., 5-9, 175, Lake Charles, La.

38 Bailey Raborn So., 5-10, 196, Lafayette, La.

FG/PAT 43 Gunnar Raborn Sr., 5-9, 185, Lafayette, La.38 Bailey Raborn So., 5-10, 196, Lafayette, La.

KO 37 Alex Kjellsten Sr., 5-9, 175, Lake Charles, La.38 Bailey Raborn So., 5-10, 196, Lafayette, La.

LS 39 Jake Smith Jr., 5-10, 187, Sulphur, La.51 Trey Vondenstein Fr., 6-2, 200, Katy, Texas

LKOR 28 Benjamin Jones Sr., 5-11, 196, Kentwood, La.6 Ryan Ross Sr., 5-9, 205, Richwood, Texas

RKOR 20 Justin Pratt Jr., 5-7, 205, Spring, Texas8 B.J. Blunt Sr., 6-1, 220, New Orleans, La.

PR 19 Parker Orgeron Jr., 6-0, 192, Mandeville, La.1 Cyron Sutton So., 5-10, 174, New Orleans, La.



HEAD COACH

He’s a mastermind of the defense. One year after relinquishing his defensive coordinator duties while taking over as the McNeese head coach, Lance Guidry reassumed those duties in year two of his head coaching stint and brought the Cowboys’ Defense With Attitude to the FCS mountaintop. The2017seasonforMcNeesewasabittersweetone.TheCowboysfinished9-2ontheyearbutwereleftontheoutside when it came to the FCS postseason playoffs. That despite being ranked in the nation’s top 25 polls for most of the season. Guidry spearheaded a defense that ended the season ranked No. 1 in the FCS in rushing with a school and SouthlandConference record 54.5 yards per game allowed.That average is also ranked as the seventh-lowestamount allowed in the history of the FCS. Inadditiontotherushingdefenseranking,theCowboysrankedNo.1inthenationin3rd-downconversionde-fense(23.8percent)aswellasinfirstdownsdefense(150);thirdindefensivetouchdowns(5);fifthintotaldefense(262.5ypg);sixthinredzonedefense(63.0percent)andturnoversgained(26);seventhinpassesintercepted(16);and ninth in tackles for a loss per game (8.2). The Cowboys also ranked 13th in scoring defense (17.1 ppg) and were 17thinpassefficiencydefense(109.69).

In the Southland Conference rankings, Guidry’s defense ranked No. 1 in eight statistical categories and second in three others. TheunittiedaNCAAall-divisionrecordagainstIncarnateWordonOct.21whentheCowboysinterceptedfourpassesreturnedfortouchdowns. Andinfivegamesontheyear,thedefensedidnotallowatouchdownbyitsopponent. GuidrywasoneofthefoundingmembersoftheD.W.A.(DefenseWithAttitude)andearnedall-conferencehonorsasasafetyforMcNeeseduringhisplayingcareerfrom1990-93. Duringthattime,hehelpedresurrecttheCowboys’programwithtwoconferencechampionshipsandfirst-everplayoffappearancesandwinsin1991and1993. Inhisfirstseasonasheadcoachin2016,Guidrygaveuphisdutiesasthedefensivecoordinatortofocusonover-seeingalltheaction,andayearafterhisdefensedominatedin2015,the2016defensestruggledwithouthavinghisundividedattention.McNeesefelltoa6-5finalrecorddespiteranking second in the league in total, rushing and scoring defense. But the 285 points allowed were the most given up in three years while the unit rankednearthebottomoftheleagueinred-zonedefensebyallowing28scoresin30tries. Offensively, the Cowboys posted one of their greatest seasons in school history, led by transfer quarterback James Tabary who threw for 3,036 yards,thesecond-mostinaseasoninschoolhistory,and23touchdowns.TheNewOrleansnativewhocametoMcNeeseviaArkansasState,setrecordsformostcompletions(249)andattempts(415)inaseason;mostgameswith25ormorecompletions(6);andtiedrecordsformostgamesthrowing for 300 yards or more (4) and touchdown passes in a game (5). In 2015, Guidry, as the team’s defensive coordinator, helped McNeese win its 14th Southland Conference championship, a league record, while the team posted a perfect regular season. Hisdefenseranked12thnationallyintotaldefense(allowingatadover300yardspergame),thirdinbothscoringdefenseandredzonedefense,andfourthinrushingdefense.Inaddition,theCowboys’defenserankedsecondin4th-downconversiondefensesixthinfirstdownsdefense,andseventhin3rd-downconversiondefense. “There are seven keys to our program that we will install that will pertain to players, coaches and support staff,” said Guidry. “Number one is enthusi-asm. That is the No. 1 thing to me. When you come to work, you must come with a positive attitude. Hap-py people are usually successful. “Compete.Wewillcompeteonandoffthefield.Toughness. We will never quit and will have great pride. Number four is preparation. You have to know what to expect, and when adversity hits, you willknow how to respond. Accountability. We will always be prompt and dependable. We will set goals for ev-ery task, and every task will be met. “The last thing to me is team unity. We are a family here at McNeese. It will always be family here.” McNeeserepresentsGuidry’sfirstfull-timeheadcoaching job at the collegiate level. He acted as in-terim head coach at Miami University (Ohio) in 2010 and Western Kentucky University in 2012, leading both teams into postseason bowl games. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistantatMcNeese in1994thenreturnedastheschool’sdefensivecoordinatorfrom2000-04,andin

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2008, coached the defensive backs. In his now 11 combined years on the Mc-Neesestaff,theCowboyshavecompileda92-40record,includinga55-20markinSouthlandConference games. During that time, McNeese haswonfourconferencechampionships(2001-03,2015),madesixFCSplayoffappearances(1994,2000-03,2013,2015)andplayedinthe2002 FCS National Championship game. Before returning to McNeese prior to the 2013 season, Guidry served as defensive coor-dinator at Western Kentucky in 2011 and 2012 and was named interim head coach on Dec. 8 of 2012 to lead WKU against Central Michigan in theLittleCaesarsPizzaBowlinDetroit,Mich.,onDec.26,agametheHilltoppersdropped24-21. Hecoached threeplayerswhileatWKU-DE Quanterous Smith, LB Andrew Jackson and SJonathanDowling-thatwentontobeselect-ed in the NFL Draft. Guidry joined the Miami staff after serving as the defensive secondary coach at McNeese in2008andledtheRedhawkstoa35-21victo-ry over Middle Tennessee as the interim head coach in the 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl, helping Miamifinishoffa10-4seasonaftergoing1-11thepreviousyear.MiamibecamethefirstFBSschool to go from double-digit losses to dou-ble-digitwinsinconsecutiveseasons. Guidry helped orchestrate a similar turn-around in 2011, helpingWKU to back-to-backwinning seasons in 2011 and 2012, including the program’s first-ever bowl bid since joiningthe FBS. His 2012 Hilltopper defense was a force na-tionally, ranking in the top 40 in seven different nationaldefensivecategories. TheGuidry-leddefense ranked 23rd nationally in total defense

(344.42) and 12th in the nation in tackles for loss per game (7.42). His squad also ranked at the top of four defensive categories in the Sun Belt Conference, including total defense, pass defenseefficiency(128.4),sacks(31)andfirstdown defense (19.3), while ranking secondin rushing defense (136.6), scoring defense (25.6), passing defense (206.2) and intercep-tions (13). A veteran coach in Louisiana football’s high school ranks, Guidry served as second-arycoachatLeesvilleHighSchoolin1995and1996,helpingleadtheWampusCatstothestatechampionshipgamein1995.Healsocoacheddefensive backs at Carencro (La.) High School for three seasons (1997-99), then returnedyears later to serve as the Golden Bears’ head coach(2005-07). In between his stints at Carencro, Guidry served as defensive coordinator and coached the secondary at McNeese (2000-04). TheCowboys reached the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in four consecutive sea-sons (2000-03), won three straight SouthlandConference championships (2001, 2002, 2003) during that stretch and lost to WKU in the 2002 FCS National Championship Game. During those years, he helped produce suchall-AmericansasJoeJudge,KeithSmithand Hadley Prince. Guidrywasalsoateamcaptain,four-yearletterman (1990-93) andall-conferencedefen-sive back at McNeese and was a part of two conferencechampionshipteams(1991,1993). He and his wife, Starlet, have four children: Janzen,Madison,Alexis andKaitlyn, and twograndchildren, Ethan and Kash.

ABOUT COACH GUIDRY DATE OF BIRTH: March 25, 1971HOMETOWN: Welsh, LouisianaHIGH SCHOOL: Welsh HS (1989)COLLEGE: McNeese (1995)FAMILY: Wife, Starlet; Children, Janzen, Madi-son, Alexis, Kaitlyn; Grandchildren, Ethan and Kash

PLAYING EXPERIENCE McNEESE: • All-SLC defensive back from 1990-93.• 1993 team captain.• 1st team All-SLC in 1993.

COACHING EXPERIENCE Present: McNeese Head Coach2013-15: McNeese (DC; DB)2012: Western Kentucky Interim Head Coach2011-12: Western Kentucky (DC)2010: Miami (OH) Interim Head Coach2009-10: Miami, Ohio (DB)2008: McNeese (DB)2005-07: Carencro HS Head Coach2000-04: McNeese (DC; DB)1997-99: Carencro HS (DB)1995-96: Leesville HS (DB)1994: McNeese (GA)

ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS McNEESE2017: Dominique Hill, S (1st Team All-SLC)2015: Wallace Scott, S (SLC Defensive Player of Year; 1st Team All-SLC) Dominique Hill, BS (2nd Team All-SLC)2014: Aaron Sam, DB (1st Team All-SLC) Brent Spikes, DB (2nd Team All-SLC)2013: Guy Morgan, DB (1st Team All-SLC) Aaron Sam, DB (2nd Team All-SLC)2008: Jeremy Haynes, DB (2nd Team All-SLC)2003: Keith Smith, DB (1st Team All-SLC)2002: Keith Smith, DB (1st Team All-SLC) Hadley Prince, DB (1st Team All-SLC)2001: Joe Judge, DB (1st Team All-SLC)

WESTERN KENTUCKY2012: Quanterus Smith, DL (1st Team All-SBC; SBC Defensive Player of the Year) Andrew Jackson, LB (1st Team All-SBC) 2011: Andrew Jackson, LB (1st Team All-SBC) Quanterus Smith, DL (2nd Team All-SBC) Derrius Brooks (2nd Team All-SBC)

MIAMI (OHIO)2009: Anthony Kokal, DB (3rd Team All-MAC)

ALL-AMERICA PLAYERS MCNEESE2015: Wallace Scott, DB (AFCA; STATS; AP)2013: Guy Morgan, DB (Sports Network)2003: Roderick Royal, LB (AP; AFCA; Sports Network)2002: Roderick Royal, LB (AP; Walter Camp; Sports Network; Don Hansen) Hadley Prince, DB (AP; Walter Camp; AFCA; Sports Network; Don Hansen)2001: Joe Judge, DB (AP; Walter Camp; Sports Network; Don Hansen)

WESTERN KENTUCKY2012: Quanterus Smith, DL (Phil Steele; Sports Illustrated)

Coach Lance Guidry with his daughters Kaitlyn, Madison, and wife Starlet.



2018 STATISTICS



Last Time McNeese...RUSHINGHad 400 or more yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Lamar, 11/21/15 (406)Had 300-399 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Stephen F. Austin, 9/30/17 (342)Had 200-299 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at UCA, 10/28/17 (206)Had 60 or more rush attempts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Lamar, 11/21/15 (60)Had 50-59 rush attempts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Sam Houston State, 11/7/15 (53)Had four or more rush TDs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Florida Tech, 9/9/17 (4)Player rush for 300 or more yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tony Citizen vs. Prairie View, 1986 (304)Player rush for 200-299 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toddrick Penland vs. SFA, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 yds on 39 carriesPlayer rush for 100-199 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Hamm (110) at UCA, 10/28/17Had 2 players rush for 100 yds in same game: . . . . . . . David Hamm (164), Justin Pratt (125) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Stephen F. Austin, 9/30/17Had 3 players rush for 100 yds in same game: . . . . . . . . . . .Derrick Milton (138), Ryan Ross (126), . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Sams (104) at Lamar (11/21/15)**Had 3 rush TDs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dylan Long at Northwestern State (11/1/14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dylan Long at Incarnate Word (10/25/14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Ross vs. Arkansas Tech (9/27/14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derrick Milton vs. Prairie View (9/13/14)Had 4 rush TDs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toddrick Pendland vs. Sam Houston State, 11/7/09Had 7 rush TDs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jessie Burton vs. Southern Utah, 1998Had a TD rush of 70-79 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Sams at SFA, 9/19/15 (76)Had a TD rush of 80-89 yards: . . . . . . . . . . Chris Thomas vs. Sam Houston State, 2004 (83)Had a TD rush of 90-99 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelvin Bennett vs. Lamar, 11/17/12 (93)**

PASSINGTeam had 400 or more yards passing:. . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. West Alabama, 9/14/13 (406)**Team had 300-399 yards passing: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at HBU, 9/8/18 (369)Team had 200-299 yards passing: . . . . . . . . . . . at Northern Colorado, 9/8/18 (216)Player pass for 400 or more yards: . . . . . . . . . Subester Brooks vs. Nicholls State, 1985 (405)Player pass for 300-399 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Tabary at HBU, 9/8/18 (355)Player pass for 200-299 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Tabary vs. UIW, 10/21/17 (276)Had 25 or more completions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Tabary at HBU, 9/8/18 (25)Had 3 passing TDs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Tabary at Stephen F. Austin, 9/30/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Tabary at Nicholls, 8/31/17Had 4 passing TDs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Tabary at HBU, 9/8/18Had 5 passing TDs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Tabary at SHSU, 11/5/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cody Stroud vs. West Alabama, 9/14/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Pendarvis vs. Sam Houston State, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Leger vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kerry Joseph vs. Delaware, 1995Did not throw an interception: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Tabary at HBU, 9/8/18

RECEIVINGHad one player with 100 yards receiving: . . . .Kent Shelby (100) vs. Northwestern State, 11/11/17Had 2 players with 100 yards receiving: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darious Crawley (115) and Tavarious Battiste (129) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Sam Houston State, 11/5/16Had two players catch multiple TD passes . . . . . . . . . . . Darious Crawley (2), Kent Shelby (2) vs. SFA, 9/17/16Caught 2 TD passes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kylon Highshaw at HBU (9/8/18)Caught 3 TD passes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.J. Sams vs. Sam Houston State, 2003Tight End caught two passes for TDs: . . . . . . . . . . . Nic Jacobs at South Florida, 8/31/13**Had a TD reception of 70-79 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kent Shelby vs. NSU, 10/24/15 (73)Had a TD reception of 80-89 yards: . . . . . . . Darious Crawley from James Tabary at UIW, 9/24/16 (85)Had a TD recpetion of 90-99 yards: . . . . . . . .Mark Barousse vs. Southeastern La., 1982 (92)

COMBINATION OFFENSEHad one 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver in a game: . . . . . . . . . . . Toddrick Penland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Appalachian State, 2009 (19-127 rushing, 10-121 receiving)Had one 100-yard passer and 100-yard rusher in a game: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Sams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. SHSU, 11/7/15 (164 rushing, 168 passing)Had 300 yards total offense: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Tabary at HBU, 9/8/18 (345)Had 300 yards all-purpose: . . . . . . . .Diontae Spencer at Stephen F. Austin, 11/9/13 (365)**

TOTAL OFFENSEHad 600 or more yards total offense: . . . . . . . . . . . at Northwestern State, 10/22/16 (601)Had 500 or more yards total offense: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at HBU, 9/8/18 (517)Had 450-499 yards total offense: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. UIW, 10/21/17 (478)Had 400-449 yard total offense: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at UCA, 10/28/17 (417)

DEFENSERecorded 10 or more tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominique Hill vs. SLU, 11/4/17 (13)Intercepted a pass: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darion Dunn at HBU, 9/8/18Intercepted 2 passes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darion Dunn at HBU, 9/8/18Intercepted 3 passes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brent Spikes at Incarnate Word, 10/25/14**Returned a pass interception for a TD: . . . . Gabe Foster at Northern Colorado, 9/1/18 (49 yards)Returned 2 pass interceptions for TDs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Raggett vs. McMurry, 2012Recorded a safety: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Incarnate Word, 9/12/15 (forced IG in endzone)Team Recorded 5 or more sacks in a game:. . . . . . .at Northern Colorado, 9/8/18 (6.0)Team had 2 or more Pick-6s in a game: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. UIW, 10/21/17 (4)###Recorded 10 or more tackles for loss in a game: . . . . . . . . . . . Alcorn State, 9/16/17 (12.0)Recovered 3 or more fumbles:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at HBU, 9/8/18 (3)Held opponent to negative rushing yards: . . . . . . . . . . vs. Tarleton State, 9/3/16 (minus-5)Player recorded five sacks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Smith vs. West Virginia Tech, 2006Player Recorded 2 or more sacks in a game: . . . . . . . . . Cody Roscoe at Northern Colorado, 9/1/18 (2.5)Ran back a fumble for TD:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Jacobs at UIW, 9/24/16 (22 yards)Recovered fumble for TD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Yruegas at Nicholls, 10/3/15Held team under 100 yards rushing: . . . . . . . . . . at Northern Colorado, 9/1/18 (40)Held team under 100 yards passing: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. SLU (99), 11/4/17

SPECIAL TEAMSReturn kickoff for TD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Khalil Thomas at UIW, 9/24/16 (97 yards)Returned 2 kickoffs for TD: . . .Diontae Spencer at Stephen F. Austin, 11/9/13 (93, 85 yards)**Return punt for TD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parker Orgeron at HBU, 9/8/18 (59 yards)Blocked a field goal: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaiah Golden at UCA, 10/17/15Returned blocked FG for a TD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rod Gulley vs. Grambling, 2002 (63 yards)Blocked a PAT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jalen Bowers at Alcorn State, 9/16/17Blocked a punt:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyree McLean (2) at Nicholls, 8/31/17Returned blocked punt for a TD: . . . . . . . Jereon McGilvery vs. Northwestern State, 11/16/13 (20 yards)Kicked five field goals:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blake Bercegeay vs. Northwestern State, 2006Kicked a 50-yard or more FG: . . . . . . . . . . . Gunnar Raborn at Lamar, 11/18/17 (52 yards)Kicked a 40-yard or more FG:. . . . . . . . . . . . Gunnar Raborn at Lamar, 11/18/17 (43 yards)Kicked 10 PATs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blake Bercegeay vs. West Virginia Tech, 2006Had a 70 yard punt: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Kjellsten at Lamar, 11/18/17 (81 yards)**Had a 60 yard punt: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Breaux vs. SHSU, 11/7/15 (63 yards) Had a punt of 50-59 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Kjellsten vs. SLU, 11/4/17 (55 yards)



Last Time McNeese...SCORINGScored 70 or more points:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 vs. West Virginia Tech, 2006Scored 60-69 points: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 vs. Arkansas Tech, 9/27/14Scored 50-59 points: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 at HBU, 9/8/18Scored 40-49 points: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 vs. Northwestern State, 11/11/17Scored 30-39 points: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 at Stephen F. Austin, 9/30/17Allowed 60 or more points:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 at Miami (FL), 2000Allowed 50-59 points:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 at Sam Houston State, 11/5/16Allowed 40-49 points:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 by Southeastern Louisiana, 11/2/13Allowed 30-39 points: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 by HBU, 9/8/18Scored on first drive of game: . . . . . . . .at Northern Colorado, 9/1/18; at HBU, 9/8/18Shutout opponent: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Stephen F. Austin (35-0), 9/30/17Shutout opponent in first half: . . . . . . . . at Northern Colorado (17-0 at half ), 9/8/18Shutout opponent in second half: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. SLU, 11/4/17Shutout SLC opponent: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Stephen F. Austin (35-0), 9/30/17McNeese was shutout: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. UCA, 10/15/16 (35-0)McNeese was shutout in first half: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. SLU, 11/4/17McNeese was shutout in second half: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at ACU, 10/7/17McNeese was shutout by SLC opponent: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. UCA, 10/15/16 (35-0)

Last Time an Opponent...Player rushed for 100-199 yards: . . . . Dreshawn Minniweather of HBU, 9/8/18 (146)Player rushed for 200-299 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.D. Terry of SHSU, 2006 (253)Passed for 200-299 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hayden Hildebrand of UCA, 10/28/17 (250)Passed for 300-399 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bailey Zappe of HBU, 9/8/18 (348)Passed for 400-499 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . .Lenorris Footman of Alcorn State, 9/16/17 (424)Had one player with 100 yards receiving: . . . . . . . David Racine of HBU, 9/8/18 (108)Had one player with 200 yards receiving: . . . . . . . . Nathan Stewart of SHSU, 11/5/16 (268, 12 catches)Had 2 players with 100 yards receiving: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Stewart (268) and Davion Davis (106) of SHSU, 11/5/16Returned a kickoff for a TD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Desmond Hite of UIW, 10/21/17 (96)Returned a punt for a TD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Tate of North Carolina, 2008 (85 yards)Returned a pass interception for a TD: . . . . . M. Walker of Northern Colorado, 9/1/18Returned a fumble for a TD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Chambers of UCA, 10/28/17 (25 yards)Blocked a punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie Harvell of UCA, 10/28/17Blocked a punt and returned for a TD:. . . . . . . . . Jackie Harvell of UCA, 10/28/17 (28 yards)Blocked a PAT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay Jay Smith of Nicholls, 8/31/17Blocked a FG: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Glau of Northern Colorado, 9/8/18Recovered an on-side kick: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Central Arkansas, 2012

** - School Records ### - NCAA, SLC and School Record2018 Season



GAME 1: #17 McNeese 17, Northern Colorado 14Sept. 1, 2018 • Greeley, ColoradoNottingham Field • Attendance: 5672

GAME 2: #14 McNeese 51, HBU 34Sept. 8, 2018 • Houston, TexasHuskey Stadium • Attendance: 2538

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